The 5 Best Places To Visit in Morocco

Morocco is a fascinating country, situated a stone's throw from Europe and enjoys two seas, several mountain ranges, spectacular, delicious cuisine and an impressive history. Its architecture, traditions, archaeological sites, religious buildings and impressive souks certainly worth a visit, so here's a list of some of the many parts of Morocco, whose visit is highly recommended. 1. The Jemaa el Fna in Marrakesh's Jemaa el Fna, dating from the eleventh century, is the main square of Marrakech and the famous place called Ochre City. One of the largest and liveliest places in the world. In addition, as noted by the Spanish writer Juan Goytisolo in his article The Thousand and One Nights of Djemaa el Fna, the square is also "the only place on earth where every day of the year musicians, storytellers, dancers, minstrels and bards act before large crowds and ceaselessly renewed?. The performances of the square are numerous and curious and include, among others, snake charmers, henna tattoo artists, storytellers, fortune tellers, clerks, transvestite dancers, acrobats, marabouts, or spiritual teachers giving their teachings, itinerant dentists, water carriers, Barbary monkey tamers, musicians of all kinds, amusement rides, magicians, merchants of traditional potions.

2. Mosque and Al-Qaraouiyine University of Fez Al-Qaraouiyine is one of the most important mosques and the oldest university in the world still in operation. Its construction began in 857, but its architecture has evolved and grown through history to become, in the tenth and eleventh centuries, in an educational center and one of the first universities in the world. Several renowned personalities studied there, as the precursors of Sufism Ibn Hrizim, Abou Ben Mchich Madyane or Abdeslam Alami, the renowned geographer Al Idrissi and philosophers Averroes and Avempace and Maimonides and Ibn Khaldoun, among many others. Today, the Al-Qaraouine is the largest mosque in all of North? Africa, can accommodate more than 20,000 faithful. Its design is rather austere, with white columns and arches and floors covered with reed mats instead of the lush carpets exhibited in other famous mosques. The mosque consists of 270 columns that are 16 ships with 21 arches each, a vision that evokes the majesty and intimacy of a forest of arches, in contrast to the simplicity of the design of the niches, pulpit and outer courtyard, decorated with elegant finesse.

3. Volubilis Volubilis is an ancient Roman city on the banks of river Khoumane, near the imperial city of Meknes and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is primarily devoted to trade in olive oil, proof of which is the numerous oil presses remains preserved in the ruins. The most spectacular remains are certainly plenty of mosaics that decorated the homes of the rich soil. But conservation is quite problematic, since they are exposed to sunlight, wind and visitors can step on them without anything to protect them. In 1946, excavations unearthed several bronze busts, among which was that of Cato of Utica. Other remains of the Roman city have been revealed, as was probably the headquarters Idrid I, just below the Roman walls. In some houses you can see the plane of these stately homes, with its atrium and impluvium and certain buildings dedicated to the bathroom, especially with four Roman hypocaust (central heating) and a hammam Arab period. 4. Mosque of Hassan II in Casablanca Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca was screened at the site of the former municipal swimming pool.

Its construction began on July 12, 1986 and was finally inaugurated on August 30, 1993. It is the third largest mosque in the world (after Mecca and Medina), with a courtyard that can accommodate more than 120,000 faithful, a prayer room for more than 25,000 people. The mosque was built by the sea and its minaret is 210 feet high, which makes it the highest religious building in the world. It was designed by French architect Michel Pinseau and built by the best craftsmen in the country, recruited from all corners of the kingdom. In total, the mosque consists of 53,000 square meters of wood carved and painted and m'as of 10,000 square meters of ceramic. Authorities spent about 575 million euros in the construction of the building. 5. Chefchaouen Chefchaouen, also called Chefchaouen is a city located in the Rif mountains in northern Morocco, just inland from Tangier and Tetouan more than 600 meters. Its name means "the horns? in Berber, referring to the two main peaks that dominate and surround the city.

It was founded in 1471 as a fortress to protect its population from attacks by the Portuguese and the Spanish and the original inhabitants were mostly exiles from Al-? Ndalus. Chefchaouen a popular tourist destination, where over 200 hotels can accommodate the summer visitors, most of them Europeans, who gather to admire the typical whitewashed houses in shades of blue, a tradition originated by the ancient Jews. This charming town offers excellent shopping opportunities, especially to acquire the region's traditional crafts such as wool and linen garments embroidered, and many gastronomic delicacies. So I invite you to visit Morocco and earnestly not miss these five spectacular locations, which are the symbols of tradition, history and artistic wealth of the country. Once in Morocco, you can stay in one of the excellent hotels in Marrakech or, better yet, in one of Marrakech riads, as close to the world's most exciting place in a country that offers a host of captivating adventures. They can also be housed in a magnificent villa in Marrakech or closer to rural areas, where the views are spectacular and picturesque and where people will welcome you with open arms.